We Have 12 Years to Limit Climate Change Catastrophe, warns U.N.
This generated a lot of press when it dropped… but maybe people feel like the messaging is off. The intent is to generate urgency, which is the first step in making change, but with a thorny problem like climate change, any and all efforts can be valuable. The point is haste, and scale. As a follow up…
Don’t Despair: The Climate Fight is Only Over If You Think It Is
Some commentary on the first link.
What’s Really Warming the World?
Phenomenal visualizations from Bloomberg on the data around the source of temperature variability associated with climate change. They cover volcanic activity, deforestation, fossil fuel emissions, change in solar irradiation, etc.
U.S. Coal Plant Retirements Near All-Time High
The trend just doesn’t seem to be letting up. (See this press release from September from our own NIPSCO).
NIPSCO plans partnership with 3 wind farms in Indiana
A Rare Find: Purdue professor extracts valuable rare earth elements from coal ash
This from the recently-launched Indiana Environmental Reporter. Looks at the cutting edge of research… now, if they can find a way to scale and commercialize the process.
Greenhouse Gases Emissions Accelerate Like ‘A Speeding Freight Train’ in 2018
Time to redouble our efforts.
Adds some nuance to the conversation. A topic that includes science, but as we discuss around these parts, is certainly much larger than the scientific enterprise.
Indiana NAACP leaders say coal plant timeline is unacceptable for residents
Thanks for all this Adam.
Lots to do and lots to be concerned about.